Private Sector Engagement Officer at Lutheran World Relief

Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is implementing a food for Progress Program to launch a cocoa productivity and marketing project in Nigeria Known as, the Traceability and Resilience in Agriculture and Cocoa Ecosystems of Nigeria (TRACE) under the sponsorship of USDA. The five-year project is to increases productivity in the cocoa value chain by applying climate smart agriculture and expands the cocoa market through traceability back to its source.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding Lutheran World Relief under its Food for Progress Program to launch a cocoa productivity and marketing project in Nigeria known as the Traceability and Resilience in Agriculture and Cocoa Ecosystems of Nigeria (TRACE).

In pursuant of this, we are recruiting to fill the underlisted position:

Job Title: Private Sector Engagement Officer

Location: Ikom, Cross River
Employment Type: Contract

Job Description

• Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP), (in charge of programme coordination), the Private Sector Engagement Officer will lead day-to-day operations on matters relating to the implementation of private sector engagement activities, including technical assistance, partnership development and knowledge management.
• The Private Sector Engagement Officer will mainly focus on private sector partnerships in cocoa value chain operating cocoa traceability system, develop agro-dealers and/or other input suppliers, engaging work with the private and public sector participants ranging from farmers, cooperatives, input and service providers to buyers, traders, processors, exporters, and industry; non-governmental organizations such as farmer associations, financial institutions, social micro enterprises, multinational corporations, business groups and other businesses with youth where private sector incentives overlap with the goals of the program.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Economics, Political Science, Law, Development Studies or other relevant fields.
• At least 5 years or more of professional experience in the fields of market systems development, private and public sector stakeholder engagement, and private sector development.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in the field of development cooperation sector in agriculture value chain and traceability system.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Application Deadline 28th August, 2023.